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Heat Action modules

… Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center on heat action. The topics of the modules include: Conduct a Baseline Heat Risk Assessment Identify Heat-Related Vulnerabilities and Impacts Assess Heat Risk …
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Strategies to Combat Extreme Heat

… What You'll Learn  Understand the implications of urban heat island and the factors that contribute to it in urban … innovative, evidence-based strategies to reduce urban heat island (UHI), leading to improved health and wellness, … community action in vulnerable neighborhoods. Urban heat islands disproportionately impact environmental justice …
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Setting Operational Thresholds for Heat Early Warning Systems

… Defining heatwaves and heat alert systems for public health is complex and … need to take when either developing or improving existing heat health thresholds for action. Learning Objectives To … of High Temperatures on Mortality: Is There an Added Heat Wave Effect?, Hajat et al, 2006 Source: Contrasting patterns …
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Preparedness Exercises

… and families to prepare for hurricane season. Extreme Heat Preparedness Exercise  Minimize the disruption extreme heat may have on your life by equipping yourself with a few … and families to prepare for hurricane season. Extreme Heat Preparedness Exercise  Minimize the disruption extreme …

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